[MassHistPres] Demo delay property transfers

[Burks, Sarah]

Hi Marilyn,

The CHC decisions do carry with the property.  But because the finding regarding preferably preserved status is made in the context of a proposed replacement proposal, the applicant has to have a replacement proposal to show us in order to apply.  A prospective buyer can get the existing owner to apply on his behalf, but we would still need to see the replacement design.  If a new owner has a new replacement design proposal, we would require a new application.  

Sarah
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From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of M Fenollosa
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 9:33 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Demo delay property transfers

Hi everybody -

For those communities with demo delay, do you allow "transfers" of the demo delay periodto a subsequent owner who purchases the property while the delay is running? or do you require the new owner to reapply, thus restarting the delay period if the HC votes again to impose it? And if so, how do you ensure that everyone knows this - through your DD bylaw? 
written policy? Apparently it's not required one way or the other by any state law or regulation (e.g. the Building Code). This issue is prompted by owners who plan to sell their property within a year, and want to market the property as a teardown because the DD period will have almost expired at the sale date.

Many thanks for your insights!

Marilyn Fenollosa

Lexington Historical Commission


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